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Rocklands surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 SAST
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Rocklands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocklands sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 16.2 °C)
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Rocklands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocklands sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 16.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 9PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2766 | 2627 | 2182 | 1887 | 1704 | 1513 | 1172 | 1026 | 865 | 852 | 734 | 634 | 522 | 294 | 269 | 222 | 140 | 205 | 158 | 151 | 108 | 246 | 559 | 853 | 1402 | 1474 | 1343 | 1307 | 1307 | 1880 | 1904 | 1632 | 1526 | 1393 | 1273 | 1139 | 1075 | 1060 | 990 | 1248 | 1185 | 1011 | 911 | 813 | 650 | 605 | 511 | 386 | 380 | 286 | 231 | 178 | 111 | 100 | 146 | 551 | 705 | 730 | 676 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 1.67 | 3:21AM 1.76 | 3:44PM 1.67 | 3:48AM 1.76 | 4:13PM 1.66 | 4:16AM 1.73 | 4:43PM 1.63 | 4:48AM 1.68 | 5:18PM 1.58 | 5:25AM 1.60 | 6:00PM 1.51 | 6:10AM 1.49 | 6:53PM 1.45 | 7:11AM 1.38 | 8:07PM 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 0.46 | 9:34AM 0.34 | 9:38PM 0.46 | 10:01AM 0.35 | 10:07PM 0.48 | 10:30AM 0.38 | 10:37PM 0.52 | 11:02AM 0.43 | 11:13PM 0.59 | 11:39AM 0.51 | 11:57PM 0.67 | 12:26PM 0.61 | 12:59AM 0.75 | 1:32PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
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